Overview

• Warner Bros. won a competitive bidding war to acquire the new film project 'Black Samurai', directed by Blitz Bazawule.
• The film will not be a traditional biopic but will draw on elements of fantasy and action, similar to films like '300' and 'Mad Max'.
• Yasuke, the protagonist, was an African warrior who became a samurai in Japan under daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period.
• Previous adaptations of Yasuke's story include an anime series by Netflix, and there have been other projects in development.
• Blitz Bazawule, known for his work on 'The Color Purple', will also produce the film under his Inward Gaze banner.